Lectures on Theology, Volume 1F.W. Greenough, 1838 - Presbyterian Church |
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... nature of things , or to consider what they could find by philosophical examinations , but , ask and it shall be told you ; search the records of antiquity , and you shall find what you inquire after ; these were the maxims and ...
... nature of things , or to consider what they could find by philosophical examinations , but , ask and it shall be told you ; search the records of antiquity , and you shall find what you inquire after ; these were the maxims and ...
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... natural religion . It would not follow , upon that supposition , that they were so obvious as to be discovered without ... nature would have done nothing to quiet their apprehen- sions and revive their hopes ; on the contrary , it would ...
... natural religion . It would not follow , upon that supposition , that they were so obvious as to be discovered without ... nature would have done nothing to quiet their apprehen- sions and revive their hopes ; on the contrary , it would ...
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... nature , and , therefore , implies a suspension of these laws , or a deviation from them . Some have called it a transgression or violation of them : but I do not think that these terms are well chosen , because in their usual ...
... nature , and , therefore , implies a suspension of these laws , or a deviation from them . Some have called it a transgression or violation of them : but I do not think that these terms are well chosen , because in their usual ...
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... nature , we are compelled to have recourse to the immediate power of God for the cause . It is acknowledged that there are some passages of Scripture , from which it has been inferred that miracles may be performed by evil spirits and ...
... nature , we are compelled to have recourse to the immediate power of God for the cause . It is acknowledged that there are some passages of Scripture , from which it has been inferred that miracles may be performed by evil spirits and ...
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... nature , controlled its laws at his pleasure . We are apt to fall into a mistake , when we speak of miraculous powers having been communicated to certain individuals . We are mistaken if we suppose that such powers were inherent in them ...
... nature , controlled its laws at his pleasure . We are apt to fall into a mistake , when we speak of miraculous powers having been communicated to certain individuals . We are mistaken if we suppose that such powers were inherent in them ...
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Page 319 - Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a king shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Page 77 - But I have greater witness than that of John : for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me that the Father hath sent me.
Page 520 - My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.
Page 86 - So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.
Page 365 - Remember the former things of old: For I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times the things that are not yet done, Saying, My counsel shall stand, And I will do all my pleasure...
Page 371 - Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God ? Shall the thing formed say to Him that formed it, Why hast Thou made me thus ! Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour...
Page 76 - If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, " Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them ;" thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Page 294 - Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
Page 445 - But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest : and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
Page 283 - ... feathers, and his nails like bird's claws. And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me; and I blessed the Most High; and I praised and honoured Him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom is from generation to generation.